Saltcellle与葡萄牙数字 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	Saltcellle与葡萄牙数字
品名（英）	Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
入馆年号	1972年，1972.63a, b
策展部门	迈克尔·洛克菲勒之翼（The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing）
创作者	Master of the Heraldic Ship【尼日利亚人】
创作年份	公元 1520 - 公元 1600
创作地区	尼日利亚（Nigeria）
分类	骨/象牙容器（Bone/Ivory-Containers）
尺寸	高 7 1/2 × 宽 3 × 深 3 1/4 英寸 (19.1 × 7.6 × 8.3 厘米)
介绍（中）	这个由贝宁象牙雕刻师创建的盐窖反映了当地人的兴趣，并强调在其他形式的贝宁宫廷艺术中发现的服装和王权的广泛细节。在容器的周边描绘了四个葡萄牙男性形象，两个装饰华丽的男人和他们的侍从，细节精确地描绘出来。地位较高的人物正面描绘，朝外。服务员在轮廓中，更粗糙地渲染，并且处于运动状态。这两个较富有的人充满了他们地位的诱惑。这包括带有羽毛装饰帽檐的图案高冠帽、膝盖辫子、带有喇叭形肩膀和袖子的纽扣双肩和胸衣、钥匙、十字架、剑和长矛。二维织物图案被转化为低浮雕，赋予作品表面一系列错综复杂的纹理。这种巴洛克式的形式分层几乎掩盖了物体的结构。这个特殊的盐窖是四个几乎相同设计的盐窖之一;其他的目前在欧洲收藏。据信，这四个是作为一套，也许是作为顾客餐桌的礼物。
介绍（英）	This saltcellar created by a Benin ivory carver reflects a local interest and emphasis on extensive detailing of dress and regalia found in other forms of Benin court art. Articulated in exacting detail, four Portuguese male figures, two richly adorned men and their attendants, are depicted around the perimeter of the receptacle. The higher status figures are depicted frontally, facing outward. The attendants are in profile, more crudely rendered, and in motion. The two wealthier men are laden with the trappings of their status. This includes the patterned high-crowned hat with a feather decorating its brim, the knee britches, a buttoned doublet with flaring shoulders and sleeves and bodice, keys, crosses, swords, and spears. Two-dimensional fabric patterns are translated into low relief, endowing the work's surface with an intricately arranged series of textures. This baroque layering of forms nearly disguises the structure of the object. This particular saltcellar is one of four of almost identical design; the others are currently in European collections. It is believed that the four were intended as a set, perhaps as a gift for a patron's table.